Jameel Prize 3, the V&A, until 21 April
The £25,000 Jameel Prize is awarded every two years for contemporary artists and designers whose work is inspired by Islamic traditions in art, craft and design.
There were originally nearly 270 entrants from a wide range of countries, including Algeria, Brazil, Kosovo, Norway and Russia. The judge’s panel, chaired by V&A Director, Martin Roth, then chose the ten lucky people to make it to the short list.
Each artist or designer in that list was allowed to show two works. The selected artists including the winners, whose work you will see are as follows:
Pixelate Tradition
2010, (Wool warp, weft and pile)
Faig Ahmed
Courtesy of YAY! Gallery, Photo: Fakhriyya Mammedova
Faig Ahmed works were inspired by Azerbaijan’s ancient craft of carpet-making.
Guide us Upon the Straight Path
2013, (Ink on paper)
Nasser Al Salem
Courtesy of the artist and Athr Gallery, Photo: Khalid Bin Afif
Saudi calligrapher Nasser Al Salem works both with ink on paper and mixed media.
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Concrete Carpet
2010, (Concrete, mother-of-pearl, stainless steel)
Nada Debs
Courtesy of Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, Photo: Marino Solokhov
Japanese –born Nada Debs now works in Lebanon producing furniture and allied products.
Technologia
2010, (Video projection)
Mounir Fatmi
Courtesy of the artist and Paradise Row
Mounir Fatmi’s produces multi-media installations which often re-interpret Arabic calligraphy.
The Snow Leopard
2007, (Silk, silver and gilded silver thread)
Rahul Jain
Courtesy of Lekha and Anupam Poddar Collection, Photo: Ashok Dilwal
Rahul Jain from India re-creates 17th and 18th century Mughal silks.
Dice Kayek
(c) Victoria and Albert Museum, London
The Turkish fashion label Dice Kayek is the creation of two sisters Ece and Ayse Ege.
Forming Spaces III
2012, (Ink on paper)
Waqas Khan
Collection of Hicham Ghandour
Waqas Khan comes from Pakistan and creates drawings using a precise process to build up the image.
Laurent Mareschal, Installation shot
(c) Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Frenchman Laurent Mareschal creates large site-specific works reflecting the impermanence of life, particularly drawing on Palestinian sources.
Plastic Gold
2010–13, (Recycled plastic, gold paint)
Florie Salnot
Courtesy of the designer, Photo: Dominic Tschudin
Florie Salnot takes her inspiration from the traditional jewellery worn by the women of Western Sahara.
The Arabic letter ha’, from 29LT Fonts Collection
2012, (Digital print)
Pascal Zoghbi
Courtesy of the designer
Lebanese designer Pascal Zoghbi designs fonts in Arabic typography, producing fonts that have a modern edge while respecting Arabic script.
The winners, announced in December 2013, were Dice Kayek for their Istanbul Contrast garment collection. Judge panel Chairman Martin Roth said “The selection of the winner was as difficult as ever, given the very high standard of the shortlisted work. We were struck by the way that Dice Kayek’s work uses Islamic inspiration in a completelysecular context, taking it into a new world, that of contemporary fashion. Their interpretation ofIslamic traditions in the three garments displayed makes them truly deserving winners of theJameel Prize 3.”
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